īsums
Latvian
Etymology
From īss (“short”) + -ums.
Noun
īsums m (1st declension)
- (chiefly in the singular) shortness (the quality of that which is short)
- malkas šķilu īsums ― the shortness of a woodchip
- pasakas īsums ― the shortness, conciseness of the story
- ziemas dienu īsums ― the shortness of winter days
- sarunas īsums ― the shortness, conciseness of the conversation
- mūža īsums ― the shortness of life
- patskaņa īsums ― vowel shortness (i.e., the quality of a short vowel)
- (locative singular, used adverbially) in short, briefly
- viņš īsumā pastāstīja savus piedzīvojumus ― he briefly (lit. in shortness) told his experiences
Declension
Declension of īsums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | īsums | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | īsumu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | īsuma | — |
| dative (datīvs) | īsumam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | īsumu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | īsumā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | īsum | — |